The chief executive over Georgia's seaports says larger cargo ships will need deeper water and a taller bridge to reach the Port of Savannah in the near future.
In this photo provided by the Georgia Ports Authority, Griff Lynch, President and CEO of the Georgia Ports Authority, provides an update on the Port of Savannah's progress and future trajectory to 1,200 leaders from the maritime, supply chain, business and political sectors Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, during the annual State of the Port event in Savannah, Ga.
The Savannah harbor deepening completed in May 2022 followed a major expansion of the Panama Canal that routed larger ships to East Coast ports. Dredges scooped mud and sand for 40 miles between the port and the Atlantic Ocean, increasing the shipping channel's depth from 42 to 47 feet . Feasibility studies on the prior dredging began in 1997, and nearly two decades passed before it could begin.
U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, a Savannah native, supports studying another harbor expansion, spokesman Michael J. Brewer said. Fellow Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff supports growth of Savannah's port, spokesman Jake Best said in a statement. He didn't say whether Ossoff would endorse a deepening study.
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